A journalist who met Brooklyn Beckham has admitted that he wasn’t what they expected him to be like. Earlier this week Brooklyn, 26, set tongues wagging when he posted on Instagram a series of claims about his parents Sir David Beckham and Lady Victoria Beckham.

In the post he addressed rumours of a family feud and what had led to him finally speaking out. He accused his mother of ‘hijacking’ the first dance with his wife Nicola Peltz at his wedding and accused Sir David of snubbing him from his 50th birthday celebrations.

The lengthy Instagram post has led many to look back on their interactions with the photographer turned chef turned influencer, including journalist Julia Llewellyn Smith.

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Julia said that the Brooklyn she interviewed two years after his wedding was very different to how she’d expected him to be. She said he seemed very loyal to his family and didn’t seem like he would disown them just a few years later.

Among the signs of this was the fact that he still reportedly had a room in the family home in Holland Park, west London, and spoke affectionately about them.

She wrote in The Times: “At the time two years had passed since Beckham and Peltz's wedding, which Beckham has now fingered as the turning point in relations with his family, but there seemed no doubt that he was close to his parents and siblings.

“Although the only question his PR commanded him not to answer concerned whether he was competitive with David about cooking - Beckham jokingly answered yes - he chatted away about how his father had taught him.”

Despite Brooklyn’s warm relations with his family at the age of 24, two years later he has decided to strike out on his own. In his bombshell statement Brooklyn said he hopes this will alleviate his anxiety, something he says he has been dealing with all of his life.

Addressing his mother's behaviour at this wedding he said: “In front of our 500 wedding guests, Marc Anthony called me to the stage, where in the schedule was planned to be my romantic dance with my wife but instead my mum was waiting to dance with me instead. She danced very inappropriately on me in front of everyone.”

In his statement he explained that he feels he has found relief and peace.

He explained: “I grew up with overwhelming anxiety. For the first time in my life, since stepping away from my family, that anxiety has disappeared.

“I wake up every morning grateful for the life I chose, and have found peace and relief. My wife and I do not want a life shaped by image, press, or manipulation.

“All we want peace, privacy and happiness for us and our future family.”